Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Samsung
Announced July 2013 September 2015 September 2017
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2015 Available - September 2017
Price - Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 364 g (12.84 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE Version LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 9 Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 308
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 70.58% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3950 mAh 5124 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -